PHOTOS: VCU men’s basketball beats ODU
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Men’s basketball used a 13-3 second half run to knock off Old Dominion 69-57 Saturday night at the Siegel Center. Junior forward Marcus Santos-Silva logged a team-high 13 points for the Rams, while logging four rebounds. The Rams’ bench scored 25 points, including senior guard’s Malik Crowfield’s perfect shooting night from […]
Observations from men’s basketball’s final preseason tune-up
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor In the men’s basketball preseason finale Saturday night, the Rams defeated Virginia State 90-53 at the Siegel Center in front of a crowd of more than 5,000 fans. Here are the top observations from the evening: KeShawn Curry Sophomore guard KeShawn Curry was the star of the show for the Rams, […]
VCU men’s basketball routs Virginia State in preseason tune-up
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor It was raining threes for sophomore guard KeShawn Curry in the first half, as he hit a trio of them to propel men’s basketball over Virginia State 90-53 Saturday night at the Siegel Center. Curry finished the night with 14 points, one behind team-leader senior guard Marcus Evans’ 15. “[Curry] gives […]
Freshmen complete Rhoades’ ‘army’
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Most teams in the NCAA do not give freshman players a lot of playing time, but Men’s Basketball uses the roster’s three freshmen as another piece of coach Mike Rhoades’ “army” on the bench. This season, the Rams have used an average of about 12 players a game this season, rotating many […]
Curry leads Rams over UVA-Wise
Noah Fleischman Staff Writer Men’s Basketball defeated Virginia-Wise 87-41 Tuesday night in its final preseason tune up behind freshman guard KeShawn Curry’s game-high 15 points in only 15 minutes played. “Tonight just showed a sneak peek, he’s a really good player,” junior guard De’Riante Jenkins said of Curry. The Rams jumped out to an early […]